Blue tang dieing

[502]

what should I do she is in a qt has been for about three weeks now doing a copper treatment on the fish she is the only one with white on her

 

[melypr1985]

What are you treating for, Ick? Velvet? What kind of copper are you using and what level is it at? Are you testing and what test kit are you using? When did the laying on the bottom like that start?

 

[Humblefish]

Does "white on her" refer to ich/velvet dots or something else?

Also, do you have an ammonia alert badge to monitor that?

 

[502]

Yes was treating for ick don't have a test kit yet so stop the drops last week till I can get a test kit

 

[melypr1985]

Could be anything at this point then... we dont' know if the copper level is at therapeutic levels or if it's too high. It could be an infection setting in ect. Can you take a sample to your LFS in the morning and have them test the copper level? What type of copper are you using?

 

[502]

Cupramine

 

[Humblefish]

Could be anything at this point then... we dont' know if the copper level is at therapeutic levels or if it's too high. It could be an infection setting in ect. Can you take a sample to your LFS in the morning and have them test the copper level? What type of copper are you using?

+1 If the copper is too low that will allow ich theronts to reinfect the fish. If the copper is too high that can kill the fish outright. You need a test kit or someone to test the copper level for you.

 

[melypr1985]

Cupramine

Ok. so you need the seachem or salifert test kit to measure with. If you can get a sample to the water to your LFS or a friend with one of those copper tests, then you can get the actual level in the QT. You want it to be between .3-.5 for cupramine.

 

[502]

Yes I'm gonna get it texted in the morning

 

[melypr1985]

Yes I'm gonna get it texted in the morning

Good deal. We'll go from there then.

 

[Humblefish]

@502 I wanna tell you to do a water change to lower the Cu level in case it's too high. Because your fish might be dying due to copper poisoning. However, if this is velvet instead of ich then lowering the Cu level could allow the dinospores through and that might kill your fish. Tough call without a test kit to go off of; wish I could be more helpful.

 

[502]

I did last night she not at the bottom of the tank anymore she was in her little cubby hole

 

[jeffrey holloway]

good luck, stay on top of it, hate to see a fish suffer.

 

[4FordFamily]

How is she doing?

 

[502]

She is good getting around well did another water change today